Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Royal Surrey ...

Foundation Programme
Individual Placement Descriptor*
Trust
Site
Intrepid Post Code (or local post
number if Intrepid N/A)
Programme Codes
Placement details (i.e. the specialty
and sub-specialty)
Placement length
(NB.: 12 months overall per post)
Department
Type of work to expect and
learning opportunities
Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation
Trust
Royal Surrey County Hospital
KSS/RA201/011/F1/006
(30)
13/KSS/02/RA201/02/F1/031,
13/KSS/02/RA201/02/F1/032,
Geriatric Medicine
(Orthogeriatrics)
6 months per foundation doctor
Orthopaedics
Day to day care of patients.
Maintaining up to date list of patients.
Liaising with Orthopaedic team
Working in an MDT
Discussions with families / NOK
Writing referrals to other teams
Summarising admission in discharge summary
Where the placement is based
Clinical supervisor(s) for the
placement
Main duties of the placement
Bramshott and Ewhurst wards at the Royal Surrey
Dr Helen Wilson and Dr Hiro Khoshnaw
Reviewing all patients admitted with fractured neck of
femur on admission ensuring background history and
collateral available and alerting seniors to any medical
complications potentially delaying theatre. Attending
trauma meeting to ensure good liaison between
orthopaedic and geriatric teams. Performing initial falls
and bone health assessment and ensuring cognitive
assessment completed where appropriate. Liaison with
families / NOK. Attending the MDT.
Typical working pattern in this
placement (e.g. ward rounds, clinics,
theatre sessions)
Mon:
Tues:
Wed:
8am trauma meeting
9am consultant WR
Pm reviewing post-op patients
as monday
8am trauma meeting
9.30am Xray meeting
10.45am MDT
12.45 geriatric medicine tutorial